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Chilean Christmas Bread from Chile

2 cups SR flour, 1 cup milk, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 100 grams glaced cherries, 1 teaspoon cognac or brandy, 1 cup plain flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup sultanas and chopped almonds (mixed), 1/2 cup glace fruit, 2 eggs, 115 grams butter
grated rind 1 lemon

1. Sift flour.
2. Cut butter into pieces.
3. Cream butter and sugar, add eggs and mix well.
4. Add sultanas and almonds, glace fruit, lemon rind, vanilla, cherries, and cognac to flour.
5. Mix well and pour into a buttered mould.
6. Bake at 150 celcius for 1 1/2 hours.
 

Christmas Chocolate and Coconut Shortbread

Ingredients:
200 g margarine, 100 g dark brown sugar, 100 g dessicated coconut,
150 g plain wholemeal flour, 50 g cocoa powder

1. Preheat oven to 350 farnheit/ 200 celcius.
2. Melt margarine in a saucepan.
3. Remove the pan and add suagr. Stir well.
4. Spoon mixture into two round 7 inch tins and press down firmly with fork. Do not grease tins. 5. Bake for 20-25 minutes, checking at 20 minute mark. 6. Remove from the oven. Leave for a few minutes, then cut into 8 pieces per tin. Leave to cool in tin, then lift from container carefully.
 

Christmas Cheese Scones

2 cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 2 oz butter, 1/2 teaspoon salt, pinch of cayenne pepper, 3 oz. grated cheese, milk to mix to a fairly firm dough

1.Mix together flour, baking powder, salt and pepper
2.Cut in the butter: add milk and mix just enough to incorporate.
3.On a floured board, roll our to 1/2 inch thick.
4.Cut into rounds and place on greased cookie sheet.
5.Brush tops with milk and sprinkle with some more grated cheese.
6.Cook at 400 farenheit for 10 minutes.
7.Cool on a wire tray under cloth.
 

Christmas Damper
In the Australian bush in the 19th century people had to improvise. The Billy Can is a tin, with handles, usually used to carry water.

2 cups of SR flour
1/2 teaspoon of salt
2 teaspoons sugar
1 tablespoon butter
1 cups milk or water (enough to make a medium or soft dough)
1 teaspoon of bicarbonate soda

Rub the butter into the flour. Knead. Mould into a Christmassy shape - a wreath, or a star. Bake in hot oven (or in ashes if you are cooking it in a fire). Cook for 20 minutes until brown. Serve with butter and jam, honey or golden syrup.
 

1 can coke or Dr Pepper, 3 scoops of ice cream - chocalote or vanilla
4 cherries, 2 red and green gum drops, red and green M&M's
whipped cream topping

Put ice cream in cup. pour soda on it. then add the whipped cream, cherries and candy.
 

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cup rolled oats, 1 cup brown sugar, 3/4 cup margarine
3/4 cup fruit preserves

Stir dry ingredients together. Stir in oats 7 sugar, cut in butter until crumbly. Pat 1/2 crumbs in 11 x 7 pan. Spread with preserves, top with crumbs. Bake 375 farenheit for 35 minutes. Makes 2 1/2 dozen.